A couple years ago I bought two pair of Eddie Bauer jeans. They were just normal jeans. They fit fine, they were comfortable. Within a year, the inner seams had ripped out of both pair.
If I go to the store and pick up a normal gallon of milk, it will be milk that came from [...]
Four + One Blog
Where the search for a well-rounded existence can stretch its legs.
If you’re new to the blog, here are a few things to get you started. The game behind the name tells the tale of where the name 4+1 originated. You can listen to my appearance on The Quasi-Glamourous Life podcast to hear me talk about work. This blog is constantly in flux. Some of the early posts will give you an idea of what I'm into, my latest posts have tended to showcase my work. Shout at me if you want more of some and less of the other. Enjoy.
On Craft
Ingenuity Observed: The Case of Bill Simmons and the Timberwolves
Bill Simmons (ESPN’s The Sports Guy) is a sportswriter who has taken it upon himself to keep the owners, GMs and commissioners of the sports world honest. He’s always pounding home the fact that most people in charge are more interested in supporting the status quo than they are in finding and implementing innovative solutions; [...]
Ingenuity in Storytelling Part II: Friends and Foes
Click here to read Part I of the series Ingenuity in Storytelling.
If ingenuity improves whatever it is applied to, why don’t I use it on every project I take on?
Ingenuity isn’t obvious, otherwise it would simply be the standard. On top of that, just because I used ingenuity yesterday doesn’t guarantee I will today. [...]
Ingenuity in Storytelling Part I: An Attempt at a Definition
I’m boring. How do I know that? My first draft of this post included the dictionary definition of the word ingenuity. Oh yeah, and Seth Godin told me so.
Everyone wants to be exciting, on the cutting-edge, forward-thinking and all those other overused words. Mr. Godin suggests we “lean out on the edge and become interesting, [...]
A Swift Kick Where Needed
I’ve seen a theme coming from some of the most successful people blogging lately. Whether its Mark Cuban, Seth Godin, or David Meerman Scott there’s been a definite feeling of encouragement. But not the kind of encouragement you see at Fenway Park when the artist formerly known as Big Papi hits a 270 foot home [...]
Collaboration: All Talk, Little Walk
I love the movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I think most people consider this ‘minor Anderson’ (which is just as snobby as it sounds), but I love it. It’s an adventure movie that features a rag-tag group of misfits that is past its prime but still searching for that great experience. What’s not [...]